For my Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting assignment I attended an AA meeting held at Annunciation RC Church in Paramus. I was a bit nervous before coming in to the meeting. I had my own personal feelings towards alcoholics for some time. I had a few relatives that dealt with alcohol with some of their lives. Like most families from my background‚ talking about alcoholism just never happened. It was something that was kept secret and never discussed. My religion tells us that drinking any kind of
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It seemed to be the longest bus ride on which I had ever been. Every passenger had the same terrified look on their face. Each one of us seemed to be thinking the same thing. Asking ourselves‚ "Do we really want to go where this bus was taking us?" We all knew the destination ‚ and thought we were ready to go there. Many of us had visited this place‚ or places like it in our imaginations when we had played as kids. Was it a dream come true‚ or nightmare? The welcoming committee was
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It was a Saturday evening and my best friend Ria had come over to my place for a sleep over. After dinner the two of us went to my room to watch a new show that was being aired - ‘The Haunted’. The show was about some of the most famous haunted houses which were visited by their crew. In their first episode they visited a haunted house where every night the inhabitants could hear the sounds of people walking around‚ things
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English has never been my favorite subject. In fact‚ it has always been my least favorite subject. Going through school‚ I often wondered why I needed to do so many English related tasks‚ and in wondering‚ I learned to detest the subject without realizing its future benefits. Why do I dislike English so much? Is it such a dreadful thing to learn? Isn’t learning how to correctly write and interpret the English language important? Well‚ no and yes. No‚ English is not a dreadful thing to
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My experience in PC Assembly/Disassembly dates back since 2000 when I first studied Information Technology. From that time till now I have built many computers from scratch and disassembled many as well for hardware upgrading purposes. The hardware needed in order to make up a PC are and not limited to: - Computer case and components - Power supply - Motherboard - CPU - RAM - Hard Disk Drive - Optical Drive - Floppy Drive - Adapter Cards Most importantly when beginning the assembly
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was done‚ I had to go around outside in the running area and pick up poop. And after I was done with that‚ I went straight to the bathroom and washed my hands‚ face‚ and my legs‚ so I would be able to groom the cats‚ dogs‚ and even a guinea pig named Ramone. But‚ some of the cats ended up hating me which left me‚ with love scratches and love bites. My favorite part of the volunteering was when I got to take the dogs on a walk to the bike trail. The bike trail was only one block away. However the dogs
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was known and respected by almost every art enthusiast on the face of the planet. Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz Picasso‚ came into the world on the 25th of October 1881 in the southern Spanish town of Malaga. Pablo was an artist from early in his life - he was a child prodigy. He began his career as a classical painter. He painted things such as portraits and landscapes. But this style didn ’t satisfy Picasso‚ he was a free man and wanted to express himself and ultimately leave a lasting mark on
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It is not surprising that one can have an idea and fail to find the correct words to put it down on paper. Suppose one is writing about an emotional experience‚ for instance. It may be difficult or even impossible to bring out the intensity of feelings so that the reader can feel them too‚ or explain the impact that they had on the character who felt them. Few writers can find the right words to explain
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My Life Plan My dream is to serve members of the community in the medical field as a Radiology Technician with care‚ compassion‚ and knowledge. I have had many influences from medicine‚ from past jobs as well as past experiences. I have worked in pharmacy as well as general medicine‚ internal medicine and orthopedics. My most significant influence to strive for a career in the medical field was by personal experience. My daughter was diagnosed with cancer at age 1. There were many‚ many doctors
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Lam 18 September 2013 Period 2 Singing is my life Singing is who I am. It defines me as a human being; an individual. When I was young living with poverty‚ all I had was God‚ my family‚ and the sensational feeling of singing. While we were going through ups and downs my family always encouraged me to sing to god for help. So every day before I go to sleep I would sing the same song my grandma taught me as a prayer to God for blessing my family and I for getting us to where we are now
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